Burglars Ransack Home, Steal Property

HOLLYWOODMIRAMAR — When Paul Buhagiar returned home last week to find the front door of his home ajar and heard scuffling noises inside, he immediately ran to a telephone and called police.

When Buhagiar returned to the house in the 2000 block of Harding Street with Hollywood officers, burglars had fled with $1,500 of Buhagiar`s property, police said.

Investigators found that the burglars pushed through a temporary piece of cardboard covering several missing jalousie windows and then ransacked the house taking stereo equipment, a cassette collection, color television and jewelry, police said.

JEWELRY TAKEN FROM AUTOMOBILE

A tourist visiting from Lake Forrest, Ill., was robbed of $2,500 in jewelry Sunday when her rental car was burglarized in the 2200 block of Polk Street, police said.

Pamela Simon told police she returned to the car and found the trunk lid ajar and jewelry missing. The thieves also ripped out a $300 cassette deck from the dashboard, police said.

Stereo, fishing, camera equipment stolen

Burglars who entered Gary Kuberek`s home last week through an open garage door fled with $1,650 in property, police said.

Kuberek returned to his home in the 5200 block of Madison Street at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to find burglars had ransacked the house taking stereo equipment, camera equipment and fishing rods, police said. Two men walked into the Kentucky Fried Chicken store on Miramar Parkway Friday, ordered a three-piece chicken dinner and then demanded all the cashier`s money at gunpoint, police said.

After ordering the meal one of the men pulled a blue-steel handgun from his waistband and told the clerk to give him the cash. The two fled on foot with $170, police said.

VEHICLE MISSING AFTER CHURCH CARNIVAL

After spending two hours at the St. Stephens Church carnival Saturday, Roger Kinney returned to the Italian American Club parking lot to find his mother`s 1977 Ford Mustang stolen, police said.

Kinney, of Miami, told police he had parked the car at 8 p.m. and returned at 10 p.m. to find the parking space empty. A burglar smashed the vent windows of two vans last week in separate incidents in which the thievestook $430 worth of property, police said.

The first burglary took place April 14th when Gordon Clement and Becky King, both of Miramar, parked their van in the 7900 block of Pines Boulevard. They returned 3 1/2 hours later to find the window smashed and a suitcase, wallet and tote bag worth $200 missing, police said.

The second incident took place last Wednesday when Steve McDonald of Fort Lauderdale parked his work van in the 1900 block of North University Drive while he was repairing an air conditioner at Fairlanes Bowling.

He left the van for about 45 minutes and returned to find the window smashed and a radio, watch, and tape recorder worth $230 missing, police said.

HANGING PLANTS TAKEN FROM FRONT PORCH

Anthony Arky reported the theft of $400 worth of plants last week from the front porch of his home, police said.

Arky told police the hanging plants were taken from his home in the 11300 block of Northwest 14th Court sometime during the day last Thursday, police said.

Woman reports suspicious marks on door

A resident of the 2200 block of Walnut Court reported last week the attempted burglary of her home, police said.

Lois Rosenthal called police when she returned home at 3:30 p.m. last Wednesday and found pry marks on the front door of the house. The manager of Pic-N-Pay Super Market, 130 SW First Ave., reported $4,240 stolen from his car last week, police said.

Roy Simpson had returned from withdrawing money from the bank, but left the brown paper bag containing the money in his car, police said. Simpson was not sure if he locked the car before going to his office in the store for two to three minutes, police said.

Police reported no signs of forced entry.

MAN REPORTS PIGGY BANK WAS STOLEN

A Humpty Dumpty piggy bank filled with dimes and $80 were stolen from the home of William Jones, in the 300 block of Southwest 14th Street, police said.

When Jones returned home from work, he found his home ransacked and the items missing, police said.

A sliding glass door to the house may have been left open, allowing the burglar to enter, police said. The piggy bank contained $20 worth of dimes, police said.

$1,200 PUMP TAKEN FROM PARKED TRUCK

A $1,200 centrifugal pump was stolen from a flatbed truck parked near the corner of Northwest Third Avenue and Northwest First Street, police said.

Alex Kokay, who works for the C. Johnson Company in Fort Lauderdale, reported the pump stolen after he left his truck for five minutes on the side of the road, police said. Three men were robbed at gunpoint last week as they stood at the corner of Northwest Fourth Street and Northwest Fourth Avenue, police said.

Gene E. Harris, of Carol City, told police he was with two friends when the robbery occurred. No addresses were given for the other men, Charles Walker and Kevin Harris, police said.

He reported that two men approached him and his friends and asked if they had any drugs, police said. When the three men said ``no,`` the other men walked away, only to return minutes later, police said.

The two men pulled handguns from their waistbands and said, ``Empty your pockets. Give us your wallets,`` police said.

The three men followed the orders, police said. One of the thieves also patted Gene Harris down and took a .25-caliber gun he had in his waistband, police said.

Harris reported $69 was stolen, police said.

$4,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY IS MISSING

Renee Krouse, of the 1800 block of S. Ocean Drive, reported a pearl necklace and a pair of earrings stolen last week, police said. Krouse said when she decided to wear the items on April 18, they were not in the china cabinet where she kept them, police said.